AFI KLM E&M will provide services on a PBH basis to China Airlines Boeing 777 Freighters including MRO services on engines and on-wing and on-site services.
AFI KLM E&M,a major multi-product Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul (MRO) provider has signed an extension to the engine support agreement with China Airlines. The extension of the support contract will now cover the maintenance of GE90 engines powering the four additional Boeing 777 Freighters operated by China Airlines. The initial support contract between the two companies was signed in June 2021.
The contract further established an exclusive long-term partnership between the two parties on a “Power By the Hour” (PBH) basis which also included MRO services on engines and LRUs, engineering solutions, spare engine support and transportation, and on-wing and on-site services. China Airlines also benefits from AFI KLM E&M’s exclusive predictive maintenance solution, Prognos for Engine. China Airlines is the state-owned flag carrier of the Republic of China.
“This extension builds upon the trust-based working relationship established between our two airlines in 2021. Under our PBH agreement we’ve been satisfied with AFI KLM E&M’s performance, confirming its role as a partner that is both reliable and highly responsive to our needs, during a period in which China Airlines is expanding its capabilities and operations in the air freight market.” Said Jia-Min Sun, Senior Vice President, China Airlines.
Air France-KLM Group is the second-largest GE90 operator in the world. As an airline MRO, AFI KLM E&M has acquired unparalleled resources and expertise in GE90 engine overhaul and maintenance through an extensive technical development program. AFI KLM E&M on behalf of its international airline customers provides support for nearly 450 GE90 engines With its comprehensive in-house repair, overhaul and test capabilities. AFI KLM E&M is the world’s largest non-OEM provider of GE90 services.
AFI KLM E&M combines its operator status with over 80 years of MRO experience providing daily operational support to customers, AFI KLM E&M is able to optimize the costs of maintenance programs due to its long-standing engineering expertise as an MRO centre of excellence by avoiding premature removals for overhaul, optimizing shop visit work scopes and minimizing costly parts replacement.
“We are truly honoured at this latest show of faith in our ability from China Airlines. This extension further demonstrates our services’ proven track record on the GE90 product, and in a wider sense the effectiveness of our adapted maintenance solutions for cargo fleets – a particularly dynamic and strategic sector for our clients given the current international context.” Tommaso Auriemma, Vice President Sales Asia Pacific, AFI KLM E&M.
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In 2021, China Airlines joined a robust community of AFI KLM E&M customers operating the GE90, further strengthening AFI KLM E&M’s footprint in the GE90 PBH market, which is particularly important in China and Southeast Asia. The new contract is the continuation of a close-knit relationship between the two groups since China Airlines and Air France-KLM Group are both SkyTeam partners. Taipei, meanwhile, is a destination served by both French and Dutch airlines.
